SailTime vs Lights Out Sailing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SailTime
This app assists with achieving the ideal start in sail racing. It draws inspiration from traditional sail racing watches, offering a streamlined experience for competitors.
- Perfect sail racing start assistance
- Inspired by classic sail racing watches
- Clean and simple interface
- Streamlined user experience
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Ready, set, go! The cleanest and simplest app for helping you with the perfect sail racing start! The app is inspired from classic sail racing watches built from experience.
Lights Out Sailing
Enhance your sailing experience with real-time data and race tools. Capture onboard footage, track speed and heading, and perfect your race starts with precise metrics. Customize your interface and sync with other devices for a connected sailing adventure.
- Onboard footage capture
- Real-time speedometer and compass
- Distance to line metrics
- Customizable race layouts
- Fleet synchronization
- Onboard camera sharing
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Lights Out - Your Ultimate Sailing Companion Join sailors worldwide who trust Lights Out Sailing to enhance their time on the water. Whether you’re competing in world championships or enjoying a weekend cruise, Lights Out Sailing provides real-time data and cutting-edge tools to elevate your sailing experience. FEATURES YOU CAN RELY ON Maximize your performance with powerful tools and onboard footage features: - Onboard Footage: Capture every moment and save footage directly to your camera roll. - Speedometer & Compass: Get real-time speed over ground and magnetic heading. - Pings & Distance to Line: Perfect your race starts with precise distance-to-line metrics. - Custom Layouts: Personalize your interface in two different race modes. SYNC WITH CHANNELS Effortlessly connect with other devices to share and synchronize start timers with your fleet, ensuring everyone is in sync for the perfect start. Enjoy sharing your synced onboard cams to as soon as you hit the dock to see all sides of the action. BUILT FOR SAILORS We're constantly pushing new features and updates based on feedback from sailors around the world. Lights Out is built by sailors, for sailors, to bring us into a new era of connected instruments.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lights Out Sailing at 4.5 against SailTime's 3.8. SailTime's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lights Out Sailing sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.49 per month. SailTime asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lights Out Sailing holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.
SailTime ships an update every 2 months, Lights Out Sailing every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SailTime | Lights Out Sailing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Edelstam | WhitServe LLC |
Customer experience
SailTime
Lights Out Sailing
In-app purchases
SailTime
No in-app purchases
Lights Out Sailing
- Lights Out Sailing3 Days trial$13.491 Month
- Lights Out Sailing7 Days trial$98.991 Year
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